New Jersey Elder Law 2016

Download or read book New Jersey Elder Law 2016 written by John Callinan and published by New Jersey Law Journal. This book was released on 2015-10-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Jersey Elder Law is a compilation and examination of professional and non-legal resources and services available to meet the needs the elderly.Health and long-term care planning * Public benefits *Private resources * Older persons' legal capacity * Surrogate decision-making * Conservation, disposition and administration of the estate* Tax consequences. *Professional conduct and ethical issuesCallinan covers such areas as estate-planning, wills, trusts, guardianships; protection against elder abuse, neglect, and fraud; end-of-life planning; all levels of disability and medical care; retirement planning, Social Security benefits; Medicare and Medicaid coverage; Medicare planning; consumer protection, nursing homes, and in-home care; powers of attorney; physicians' or medical care directives, and declarations.Great resource forLaw Firms * Libraries * Social Service Agencies * Private Care Facilities*Mental Health Professionals * Accounting FirmsSummary ContentsTHE GENERAL DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEYTHE ADVANCED HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVETHE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENTTHE REVOCABLE LIVING TRUSTGUARDIANSHIPWHAT IS LONG-TERM CARE?PAYING FOR LONG-TERM CARETHE MEDICAID PROGRAMMEDICAID PLANNINGESTATE ADMINISTRATIONAVOIDING ESTATE LITIGATION"